RJ Barrett vs. Paul Ruffner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Ruffner and RJ Barrett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

RJ Barrett

vs.

Paul Ruffner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Paul Ruffner 3

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Paul Ruffner 2

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Paul Ruffner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Paul Ruffner 2.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Paul Ruffner 0.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Paul Ruffner 0.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Paul Ruffner 109

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Paul Ruffner 49

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Paul Ruffner 9

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Paul Ruffner 4 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Paul Ruffner 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Paul Ruffner .440

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Paul Ruffner .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Paul Ruffner 2.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Paul Ruffner 0.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Paul Ruffner 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Paul Ruffner 4

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Paul Ruffner 0

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Paul Ruffner 0 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Paul Ruffner 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Paul Ruffner .000

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Paul Ruffner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Paul Ruffner -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.